May 9, 2018

Mumbai among World's Best Student Cities for 2018, London Tops the Ranking

Photo: Tower Bridge, London. Image Credit: Tuomo Lindfors.

Photo: Gateway of India, Mumbai. Image Credit: Wessel Venter.

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LONDON, May 8, 2018: London is the world’s best student city. The fifth edition of the QS Best Student Cities Ranking, released today, sees London replace Canada’s Montreal as the world-leader.

London rises to the first position primarily as a result of increasingly positive responses to QS’s student survey, which asks students about the quality of experience in a city, and their willingness to remain there after graduating.

Ben Sowter, Research Director at QS, said: “The 2018 ranking highlights the enduring quality of the student experience available in London. The city benefits from outstanding employment prospects, more world-class universities than any other city, and excellent lifestyle opportunities. These factors mean that the capital remains a great place to study despite eye-watering costs - as more than 50,000 student respondents to QS’s survey have made clear.”

The QS Best Student Cities index, published annually, showcases the best urban destinations for international students. The index assesses cities for its University Rankings, Student Mix, Desirability, Employer Activity, Affordability, and Student View.

Key Observations:

Tokyo reaches 2nd, its highest-ever position.

Melbourne rises from the 5th to the 3rd position.

No US city achieves a top-10 rank.

US cities see declines in their ranks for Affordability, Employer Activity, and Student Mix.

Zurich (8th) enters the top ten, rising five places.

Germany and Australia both achieve two top-ten ranks.

Latin America’s best student city is Buenos Aires, which rises from the 42nd to the 25th position.

In total, QS rank the world’s top 100 cities.

Methodology

QS use six indicator groups to compile the ranking, each analyzing a different aspect of concern to prospective students.

Rankings

Student Mix

Desirability

Employer Activity

Affordability

Student View

QS BEST STUDENT CITIES 2018

RANK — CITY — COUNTRY

London — United Kingdom

Tokyo — Japan

Melbourne — Australia

Montreal — Canada

Paris — France

Munich — Germany

Berlin — Germany

Zurich — Switzerland

Sydney — Australia

Seoul — South Korea

Vienna — Austria

Hong Kong — Hong Kong

Boston — United States

Toronto — Canada

Singapore — Singapore

Edinburgh — United Kingdom

Vancouver — Canada

New York — United States

Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe — Japan

Taipei — Taiwan

Brisbane — Australia

Canberra — Australia

Auckland — New Zealand

Manchester — United Kingdom

Buenos Aires — Argentina

Beijing — China

Amsterdam — Netherlands

Moscow — Russia

Shanghai — China

Prague — Czech Republic

Barcelona — Spain

Madrid — Spain

Stockholm — Sweden

Dublin — Ireland

Los Angeles — United States

Milan — Italy

Kuala Lumpur — Malaysia

San Francisco — United States

Perth — Australia

Chicago — United States

Adelaide — Australia

Lyon — France

Glasgow — United Kingdom

Coventry — United Kingdom

Copenhagen — Denmark

Ottawa — Canada

Nottingham — United Kingdom

Brussels — Belgium

Budapest — Hungary

Lisbon — Portugal

Birmingham — United Kingdom

Mexico City — Mexico

Warsaw — Poland

Bangkok — Thailand

Aberdeen — United Kingdom

Newcastle Upon Tyne — United Kingdom

Gothenburg — Sweden

Philadelphia — United States

Stuttgart — Germany

Washington DC — United States

Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman — United Arab Emirates

Atlanta — United States

Brno — Czech Republic

Santiago — Chile

Oslo — Norway

Rome — Italy

Istanbul — Turkey

Pittsburgh — United States

Christchurch — New Zealand

Sao Paulo — Brazil

Cape Town — South Africa

Riyadh — Saudi Arabia

Hsinchu — Taiwan

Tomsk — Russia

Helsinki — Finland

Athens — Greece

St. Petersburg — Russia

Toulouse — France

Johannesburg — South Africa

San Diego — United States

Bogota — Colombia

Ankara — Turkey

Monterrey — Mexico

Vilnius — Lithuania

Graz — Austria

Daejeon — South Korea

Gold Coast — Australia

Nanjing — China

Quebec — Canada

Balti — United States

Valencia — Spain

Brighton — United Kingdom

Nagoya — Japan

Cairo — Egypt

Manila — Philippines

Novosibirsk — Russia

Houston — United States

Montpellier — France

Mumbai — India

Miami — United States

Rio de Janeiro — Brazil

Mumbai (99th) represents India in the QS top 100 student cities for 2018. Located on the west coast at the site of a deep natural harbor, Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay, is India’s commercial, financial and entertainment capital. It is home to the Bollywood film industry and the highest number of millionaires in India.

• To be identified for evaluation for inclusion in the QS Best Student Cities ranking, a city must be home to at least two universities featured in the most recent QS World University Rankings.

• Ordinary student cities do not meet the above criterion. They are, therefore, not taken into consideration. Chandigarh (north of New Delhi, India) is a typical example of such a mediocre student town. The university situated here, quite interestingly, is fanatically ballyhooed and menacingly brandished by the boorish locals.